Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

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ALABAMA Gen. Mgr., Ch. Eng T. C. Miniard Program Manager Julia Miniard WAUD-Auburn-1947 Frequency: 1230 Kc... Power: 1 Kw., 250 Watts Owned-Operated By Auburn Bcstg. Co. Address Box 391 Tel.: TU 7-3401 .ABC Pres.. Gen.-Sta. Mgr Elmer G. Salter Chief Engineer George Murphy WBCA-Bay Minette-1957 Frequency: 1150 Kc Power: 1 Kw., d. Owned By Faulkner Radio Address Box 426 Tel.: 937—2281 President J. H. Faulkner Chief Engineer C. J. Carmack Owners of: WLBB, CarroUton, Ga. WYAM-Bessemer-1960 Frequency: 1450 Kc .Power: 1 Kwd., 250 W. N. Owned By Trans-American Bcstg. Corp. Address Box 1053 Tel.: HAmilton 8-0146 Independent President H. C. Young, Jr. General Manager. Hal Hodgens Commercial Manager Dave Binns Program Director Tony Lee Publicity Director Terri Malone Fo I •her Young stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WAP I— Birmingham— 1922 Frequency: 1070 Kc. Power: 50 Kw d.; 5 Kw n. Owned By Newhouse Best. Corp. Address P. O. Box 1310 Tel.: FA 3-8141 NBC Representative Henry I. ChristaJ Gen., Sta. Mgr.... Donald D. Wear Owners of: WAPI-FM. WAT V— Birmingham— 1946 Frequency: 900 Kc. . . . .Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned-Operated By American Electronix Address Thomas Jefferson Hotel Tel.: FA 4-2541 CBS Pres.. G.M., Prog. Dir Maury Forrell WBRC-Birmingham— 1925 Frequency: 960 Kc Power: 5000 Watts Owned-Oper. By Taf t Broadcasting Co. Address 1729 2nd Ave., N. Tel.: AL 2-3172 Independent Sta. Representative * Katz President Hulbert Taft, Jr. General Manager James E. Bailey Chief Engineer. Harry Lawson For other Taft stations see Multiple-Station Owners. W C R T— Birmingham— 1953 Frequency: 1260 Kc Power: 5000 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By Chapman Radio-TV Co. Business Adress Town House Hotel Tel.: AL 2-3019 Independent Sta. Representative Weed President , W. A. Chapman General, Comm. Mgr W. R. Kennedy Owners of: WCRT-FM. WEN N— Birmingham— 1950 Frequency: 1320 Kc Power: 5000 Watts d. Owned By. .McLendon Birmingham Bcstg. Co Business Address Box 146J» Tel.: FA 4-1026 .Independent President, Gen. Mgr. John McLendon Station Manager Joe Lackey For other J. McLendon stations see MultipleStation Owners kbI WJLD— Birmingham— 1942 Frequency: 1400 Kc. Power: 1 Kw.d., 250 W. n. Owned By Johnston Bcstg. Co. Business Address P.O. Box 5867 Tel.: FA 4-3466 Independoirt Station Representative Boiling President Rose H. Johnston General, Sta. Mgr Otis Dodge Program Director Mary Vail Sales, Publicity Nell Pitts Chief Engineer Cliff Goggcms Owner of: WJLN (FM), Birmingham. W S G N— Birmingham— 1927 Frequency: 610 Kc. .Power: 5 Kw. d„ 1 Kw. n. Owned Winston-Salem Broadcasting Co. Address 2320 7th Avenue South Tel.: 322-3434 Independent President James W. Coon General, Station Mgr Ben K. McKinnon Commercial Manager Warren Merrin Chief Engineer Emmett J. Smith For other Winston-Salem Bcstg. stations see Multiple-Station Owners. W V 0 K— Birmingham— 1947 Frequency: 690 Kc... Power: 50,000 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By Voice of Dixie, Inc. Address P. O. Box 2468 TeL: ST 7-2601 Independent Pres., Gen., Sta. Mgr Iralee W. Benns Comm., Sales Promo. Mgr .Ira Leslie Publicity Director Dan Brennan Chief Engineer James L. Ginn WYDE— Birmingham— 1957 Frequency: 850 Kc. Power: 10 Kw. d.; 1 Kw. n. Owned By Basic Communications, Inc. Address 1901 Montgomery Hi-Way Tel.: FAirfax 2-4511 Independent Chmm. of Bd., Cen. Mgr Ira Herbert President ; Emil Mogul Program Director William Sanders Chief Engineer James Gray For other Basic Communications stations &ee Multiple-Station Owners. WBSA-Boaz-1959 Frequency: 1300 Kc Power: 1 Kw. d. Owned By Radio Sand Mountain 133